Spring-seat for wagons



(No Model.)

S. E. OVIATT. SPRING SEAT FOR WAGONS'.

Patented June 27 1882..

WITNESSES. W

UNITED STAT S PATENT OF ICE.

SOLOMON E. OVIATT, OF WILLOUGHBY, OHIO.

SPRING-SEAT FORYWAGOINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part-of Letters Patent No. 260,313, dated June 27,1882.

Application filed May 1, 1882. (No model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SoLoMoN E. ()VIATT, of

Willoughby, in the county of Lake and State attachment; and it consistsin the means employed to preventlatcral strain upon the springconnecting the same to the box or body, and the peculiar arrangement ofthe several parts for supporting and strengthening the said inventionfor the purpose designed.

That the improvement may be more fully understood, and for a more fulland complete description thereof, reference will be had to the followingspecification, and to the annexed drawings, making part of the same.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top view of the invention; Fig. 2, a sideview; Fig. 3, an end view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

In practical operation two springs and attachments, as represented inthe drawings, are used, upon which the seat is placed. As both are alikein construction and operation, for brevity one only will be described.

In the drawings, A represents the spring of one or more leaves, or itmay be of a single or half-elliptic spring.

To the top of the spring is bolted the block B, Figs. 1 and 2, to whichis connected the bracket-brace O, formingan integral part of the block.

The depending stem 0, Figs. 2 and 3, of the bracket passes freelytherein through the eye D, which projects from the plate E of the riserF, one end, G, of which is forked, as seen in Fig. 2, for the purpose ofclasping or spanning the side of the body or box of the wagon. To theother end of the riser are connected clipplates H I, Figs. 2 and 3. Fromthe inside of these plates project lugs a and a, Fig. 3, the lugs abeing forced or fitted into the sides b of the box. The In gs a a arefitted into the socket J at the end of the riser in such way as to forma joint or hinge connection.

The plates H I are provided with a screwbolt, K, by which the two platesare secured together, with the side b of the box between, and the lugsa' a in the socket J. The lugs 00 enter the Wood of the box-sides, sothat the inside face of the plates will fit upon the face of the woodside and the lugs a a in the socket. By this means the risers on eachside of the box are securely held in place, with the seat L extendingacross the box from one spring to the other, as referred to.

The jointed connection at J is for the purpose of allowing the seat tobe turned forward or back, as may be needed in using, the sides of thebox securing the riser and seat at this end.

The bracketbrace O has the advantage of being a brace for the seat andspring, while the section or block B of the brace dispenses with theordinary wooden block between the spring and seat, and gives a secureand durable support for the seat-connection with the spring by means ofscrew-bolts M not attained by the ordinary wood block for this purpose.

The bracket-brace O, in connection with the stem 0, sliding freely inthe eye D, causes the springs and seat to move up and down in linewith-the springs, preventing lateral strain and thrust upon the springsand seat. In ordinary lumber and freight wagons this is an important anddesirable feature for obvious reasons.

By means of the lugs a a on the clip-plates H L the rivets usually usedfor securing the clips are not needed in this case. The rivets 7 cannotbe readily removed, when required,without more or less injury to the boxand plates; but with my improvement the seat-springs and plates 11 I caneasily be removed without injury to parts or box and replaced bywithdrawing the screw-bolt K. The lugs or dowels aa take the place ofscrews and rivets, at less cost, with greater strength, and of morereadyadjustment than in the ordinary way.

The ordinary manner of attaching the seatriser to thebox is by rivetingdouble clips, one to the upper and one to the lower box, and the same toany separate box of a carriage; but with my improvement only one set ofclips is required, which, with the riser, springs, and seat, can readilybe taken from one box and attached to another by means of thescrew-bolt, and thereby secured thereto without injury to the parts.

What I claim as my invention, and desire I with the spring and riser,substantially in the r 5 to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In wagon spring-seats, the brace-bracket 0, having a depending stemloosely fitted in an eye in the plate E of the riser, in combinationwith the spring A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The clip-plates H 1, provided with lugs or dowels, whereby the platesare secured to the wagon-sides by means of a screw-bolt and the 1 iserand springs hinged thereto, substantially as and in the manner setforth.

3. The brace-bracket O and block 13, forming an integral part thereof,in combination manner as described, and for the purpose specified.

4. The riser F, having clip-plates provided with lugs hinged thereto, incombination with the brace-bracket G, as arranged in relation to 20 saidriser and spring A, substantially as described, and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON E. OVIATT.

Witnesses:

JAMES TRIPP, E. T. LUFKIN.

